Obama authorizes additional sanctions against North Korea in Sony hack

HONOLULU, Jan 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama
authorized additional sanctions against North Korea as the first
U.S. response to the cyber hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment
, the White House said on Friday.

The additional sanctions target three companies as well as
10 North Korean government officials, including individuals
working in Iran, Syria, China, Russia and Namibia, according to
the Treasury Department.
(Reporting by Julia Edwards; Additional reporting by Jason
Lange; Editing by Bill Trott)